Golf bag



H/.s H7' railways Filed Aug. 17, 1925 8 BRANDT GOLF BAG Feb. 5'; 1929.

body to Patented Feb. 5, l929.' i f JOHN wasaannm,

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.appneation 4fired 'August My invention is an improvement in bags forgolf clubs and the like.

An object of my invention is to construct a golf bag having a base whichis more dur-able and which may be easily attached to the bagv present aneat external appearance thereto. j j

Another object of my invention is to construct afd'evice of thecharacter named which is rigid in construction yet simple andinexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will become more apparentfrom the following description, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification and in which likecharacters are employed 'to designate like parts throughout the same.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of a golf bag embodying myinvention; Y

Fig. 2 is-a central section of the mouth of the bag partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; j

Fig. 4 is a detail of a portion of the clamping ring;v v v j Y' Fig.5-is a fragmentary enlarged section of the bottom of the bag; 4

Fig. 6 is a central section through the bag bottom; and

Fig.y 7 is a bottom view of the bottom plate.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a suitable bag preferablytubular in formand which may be made of any suitable flexible material such as leather,canvas orother suitable fabric. At the open end or mouth of the bag, Ihave provided a metallic expansion or clamping ring 2 which issecured tothe inner surfacel of the bag material at intervals by rivets 3. Thisring is also provided with projections or the like 4 on lits outerperiphery for engaging the bag material and to further prevent relativemovement of the ring and bag material when the ring is in fixedposition. These projections may be formed in rany suitable manner, as,for example, by punchil reinforcing strip of material or collar -5 issewed adjacent its lower edge to the bag at 6 and its upper edge issecured to the bag material and ring 2 atintervals by :the rivets 3.Stay rods 7 run longitudinally of the bagand are provided with eyeletsatreach end, the upper ends stopping short of the top of the bagandbeing held thereto by rivets Y or privare, carro. i

3,Vand the lower 'ends ybeing vengaged as shown. I havev provided anapron Aadapted to be secu-red at its upper edge to the mouth of thebagby the ring 8. This apron. is nor-y mally disposed downwardly within the1 bag andi is provided at its free end with-aser'ies of eyelets vEthroughwhich-a draw-string may' be threaded. In `vuse the apronisvwithdrawn from `the interior Aof the bag and is disposed as in Fig. 1about the heads of the clubs car# ried inthe bag. A-clamping .ringt8fits-over the open end of thebagandfserves to'cl'ampy y the strip 5,-thematerial 1, ring 2an'd the upper edge of the apron VA inlplaceasshown inFigs. 2 and 3. The ring 8 is provided with a turned over flange 9 alongits upper annular edge and a material engaging inturned'flange 10 aboutanother annular edge. When the/ ring 8 is clamped into position at themouth of the bag, the flange 9 will form a rounded edge atthe mouth ofthe bag and itsedge 10 will grip the material,.as shown. The body.l ofthe ring 8 will cover the rivets 3 while the flange 10 will grip thereinforcing strip 5 in such a manner that the ring 2 will seat itselfbetween the adjacent edges of the flanges ment of the bag material. j v

Stay rod pockets 12 are provided within the bag and extend substantiallythe length thereof.

. 9 and 10 to prevent longitudinal displace- The bottom or baserof thebag is formed I somewhat similar to the mouth'of the bag except that inplace of the ring 8, I have provided a plate 13 having a ring or flange14 with a material engaging inturned free edge 15. The plateis formedwith an lannular rib 16 about its periphery for engaging the ground orany plane surface whenthe bag is placed in upright position. The-plateside wall 14 and the rib 16 forman annulairecess 13 into which the ring18 and adjacent bag material'is .seatedv and held when the parts areassembled. Ribs 17 may be formed on the plate to engage the ground,

if desired.'v

I provide an expandingy ring 1 8, having projections 18 4.for engagingthe bag material land to which is secured the lower ends of the stayrods 7 and the l'owervedges of the i bag material 1 and `reinforcingstrip or collar 19 by rivets20.V The plate 13 is forced over theadjacent bottom edges of these parts .in a manner similar to the ring 8at the mouth of the bag, and when place'hides .y j the rivets 20 fromview` and also prevents L longitudinal displacement of the bag mate'-rial with respect to the plate, since the edge of the plate grips thebag material on one side while the expansion ring 18 tends to seatwithin the recess 13 and grip the bagV material on the other side. Itwill be seen that lI have constructed a golf bag which may be quicklyassembled and which is composed of ,comparatively few parts. It `willalso be` seen that my improved golf bag is of more rigid constructionand is therefore adapted to vrougher and longer use than Y thoseheretofore manufactured.

face, and a bottom' plate having side walls to form an annular recesstov seat the lower end of said bag material, one yof said side wallsextending upwardly and terminating in an inturned material grippingflange, l

said gripping flange' being arrange to force a ,portionof said bagmaterial over the upper periplieraledge of the clamping member, saidclamping member and said adjacent bag ma terial being held within saidrecess when said bottom plate is in position.

y 2. In a golf bag, a body, a re-enforcing ring disposed around the'body at an end thereof and having an inturned flange dis- Y posedinwardly of the end of the body, and a ring expanding the material ofthe body outwardly into engagement'with the reenforcing ring and againstthe inturned flange. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signaturethis 13th day of August, 1925. 5

JOHN w. BRANDT.

